Overcoming Insomnia

Insomnia can be a stress-related condition. Excessive stress in your life can interfere with getting good sleep, and not being able to sleep can make you feel stressed. Stress relief can relieve insomnia as well. Use self hypnosis relaxation when you get into bed. Stress management tapes or CDs will help manage the underlying stress that is keeping you awake. A study showed that patients taught relaxation and other behavioral techniques fell asleep four times faster than before they learned the techniques, per the Healthy Mind Healthy Body Handbook, by Sobel and Ornstein.